Zombocalypse wrote: »Question...
The in game currency... What is it called? Gold? Septims? Well, whatever they call it, what exactly is anything of real value that you can buy with it? It doesn't matter if it's buying from a player or some NPC. Just... Anything. What is it that you won't get easily without paying for it in the in game currency?
Zombocalypse wrote: »Question...
The in game currency... What is it called? Gold? Septims? Well, whatever they call it, what exactly is anything of real value that you can buy with it? It doesn't matter if it's buying from a player or some NPC. Just... Anything. What is it that you won't get easily without paying for it in the in game currency?
Really depends on your playstyle and what you're interested in. I spend most gold on housing materials and furniture plans which is obviously of no interest for people who don't do housing. I also buy specific crafting style pages every now and then, which is also only of interest if someone either wants to use that style for their own character, or maybe does a lot of crafting including master craftings writs.
Zombocalypse wrote: »Elder Scrolls games, including this MMO of theirs, are just built different. It's my favorite video game franchise. I think my end goal in this game is to simply feel sucked in in a new world and then forget about my problems in life for hours at a time. It's a great outlet for me. It's the escapism that I go for.
SeaGtGruff wrote: »Zombocalypse wrote: »Elder Scrolls games, including this MMO of theirs, are just built different. It's my favorite video game franchise. I think my end goal in this game is to simply feel sucked in in a new world and then forget about my problems in life for hours at a time. It's a great outlet for me. It's the escapism that I go for.
^^^ Pretty much this for me, too.
I don't play games to try to be the most awesome gamer, or to keep pushing myself to beat whatever my previous high score was (or someone else's high score). I play games to have fun.
The genre of video game that I happen to enjoy the most is CRPGs, and I used to buy just about every adventure game or RPG that came out for whatever platforms I had-- except I quickly discovered that many of them were either too difficult for me to get into, or perhaps were just poorly designed in some way, so that sort of cured me of wanting to buy everything that came out just because it was an adventure game or RPG.
I remember playing Wizardry 8 right before I ever heard of The Elder Scrolls, and I thought it was awesome as far as its 3D graphics. But then I read about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and decided to give it a try. I ended up putting Wizardry 8 on a shelf and never finishing it.
After I completed Oblivion, I bought the Game of the Year edition of Morrowind because I wanted more Elder Scrolls. At first I was turned off by its graphics and the differences in gameplay from Oblivion (because things like picking locks and talking to the NPCs seemed like rolling dice rather than being based on actual skill at playing the game), but it didn't take long for me to fall in love with it.
And then, of course, came Skyrim, which was more graphically realistic than Oblivion, although I thought the colors were too drab and gray compared to Oblivion's brighter and more colorful hues. But I loved it on its own terms.
I tried playing Arena when I read that it was free to download, but after struggling with the controls for perhaps 15 minutes, I gave up on it and didn't touch it again for several years.
I saw an internet advertisement for ESO: Morrowind shortly after its release, and it so happened that I'd recently been playing Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim again, and had become interested in exploring other parts of Tamriel. I gave Arena another try and managed to complete it (with a lot of help from the maps at the UESP wiki), and was interested in ESO but had always been against the idea of online games. However, when I read that ESO didn't require a monthly subscription, I bought it-- and was instantly hooked.
At first I threw myself into trying to complete all of the quests and do all of the content, although I quickly discovered that the group content was beyond me-- and I was reluctant to join groups of other players because I was worried that I wouldn't be able to perform to their satisfaction, so I mostly stuck with questing and running delves and public dungeons.
Then one day I just sort of switched gears and settled into a more leisurely daily routine. My changed attitude carried over to the single-player games, and I found that it was more enjoyable to take my time rather than rushing to get through everything.
Now I enjoy getting sucked into gameworlds and learning how to play games at a relaxed pace, rather than getting stressed out and frustrated if a game seems difficult to learn. I've been going back and playing some of the other RPGs I'd tried years ago but couldn't seem to get into, and have been able to enjoy many of them a lot more than when I first tried playing them.
I consider myself to be casually serious and seriously casual, because I do enjoy trying to get better at a game so I can make progress in it, but I'm more interested in having fun than in pushing myself hard until I get frustrated and stressed out. On the one hand, I'd love to be able to collect all of the gear sets, all of the antiquities, and complete all of the available content-- but I'm not concerned about how long it takes, and I'm not particularly interested in grinding hour after hour, day after day, week after week, to try to collect some thingy, and end up getting all rage-quitty because it just won't drop for me.
For me, ESO is a holiday place to take a rest aside of my main. I use the game to chill solo, with no objectives therefore zero pressure. My only rules: no grinding and if upset, stop. This ensures full freedom and unlimited fun.
Of course, the counter part is that I rarely complete any achievements and that I'm late at everything compared to "regular" players. However, I don't care at all, so it's no worries for me and very comfortable.
All in all, my only goal is to keep it like that as long as possible.
Zombocalypse wrote: »Thanks. Any others? What do you think other players want?
Zombocalypse wrote: »Thanks. Any others? What do you think other players want?
I can tell you what from the things I put in the guild store sells well: Crafting material of all kinds, especially golden quality ones and some rarer and more expensive style material. Purple quality companion gear. Some purple quality set armour. Some public dungeon collectible parts.
Zombocalypse wrote: »Elder Scrolls games, including this MMO of theirs, are just built different. It's my favorite video game franchise. I think my end goal in this game is to simply feel sucked in in a new world and then forget about my problems in life for hours at a time. It's a great outlet for me. It's the escapism that I go for.
What about you?
Zombocalypse wrote: »Zombocalypse wrote: »Thanks. Any others? What do you think other players want?
I can tell you what from the things I put in the guild store sells well: Crafting material of all kinds, especially golden quality ones and some rarer and more expensive style material. Purple quality companion gear. Some purple quality set armour. Some public dungeon collectible parts.
Thank you.
I think that my main schtick in this game will be that of a collector. I believe that will require some gold (or whatever the in game currency is called).
A few questions… For crafting materials, how exactly do I obtain them? Such as the “golden quality ones” as you said. And how do I obtain those “public dungeon collectible parts”? And what about the purple gear and armor you mentioned?
I really appreciate it.
Zombocalypse wrote: »I think that my main schtick in this game will be that of a collector. I believe that will require some gold (or whatever the in game currency is called).
Zombocalypse wrote: »For crafting materials, how exactly do I obtain them? Such as the “golden quality ones” as you said.
Zombocalypse wrote: »And how do I obtain those “public dungeon collectible parts”? And what about the purple gear and armor you mentioned?